Dear Parents,

Your 3rd grader will be learning many new skills in reading and language this year.  One of the most important ways that you can help your child is to continue reading aloud to him/her.  Study after study shows that reading aloud to children improves their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and best of all, their attitudes about reading.  It teaches them to want to read, a foundation on which to build a lifetime of learning.  A child is never too old to be read to.  Choose a type of book or magazine that you both enjoy and read together.

Below are some of the skills your child will be working on in reading and language this nine weeks.  If you find your child struggling in one or more of these areas and would like assistance in helping your child, please contact your child's teacher.

                                Reading                                                        Language

                        Prefixes/Suffixes/Root Words                        Writing Sentences

                        Derivational Endings                                       Nouns

                        Predicting Outcomes                                      Predicates

                        Cause and Effect                                            Using Personal Voice in Writing

                        Setting of a Story                                            Writing Stories

                        Drawing Conclusions

It is also important that your child read every night from a book or magazine that he/she has chosen.  One suggestion is to set bedtime 30 minutes before you actually want your child to go to sleep and allow them to read in bed during that time.

Thank you for your support.  We are looking forward to working with you and your child.  We know that with your help, your child can have a fun and successful year

Sincerely,

Third Grade Language Arts Team

    Mrs. Haley

    Mrs. Linebarger

Dear Parents,

Your third grader will be learning many math skills in this year.  Below we have listed the concepts we will concentrate on mastering during the first nine weeks of school.  If your find your child struggling  in one or more of these areas and would like to help, please contact your child's math teacher.

•     addition and properties of addition
•     multiplication/concept and basic facts
•     addition/subtraction with regrouping
•     linear measurement
•     equivalent conversions of linear measurements (1 foot = 12 inches)
•     place value with whole numbers to 999,999
•     reading larger numbers to 999,999
•     compare and order numbers to 9,999
•     number lines with whole numbers
•     division/concept and basic facts
•     rounding numbers
•     estimating

In addition, your child will have math homework almost every night.  Please help your child develop good study habits by setting time daily to complete homework.  Also, please check your child's homework to see that he/she understands the concepts being taught or reviewed.

Finally, your child should have learned his/her basic addition/subtraction facts to sums of 18 and his/her basic multiplication/division facts using the digits 0 - 6 in second grade.  However, after the summer break many students are finding it difficult to recall them.  Please reinforce these facts with daily drill.  Select three or four difficult facts and review those every chance you get.  That could be practicing orally while waiting on a traffic light or standing in line.  Once they are mastered, move on to three or four different facts, while continuing to review the first set just mastered.

Thank you for your support!  We are looking forward to working with you and your child.  We know that with your help, your child can have a fun and successful year.

Sincerely,

Third Grade Math Team

    Mrs. Oakley

    Mrs. Harrison